Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-22
Wew 9aren @aig affirming gpnrnal AMID Gonrier,
BOARD OF COUNC1LmEN.


A special Meeting Held Last Night
The west River Question-Other Mat.
tiers of Interest.
The board of councilmen held special
meeting last evening, chiefly for the hearing
of the report of its committee on the straight
ening of West river and of taking some ae-
ton regarding it. Previous to the hearing
of the report a routine of business was done.
Clerk Cahill announced that Chairman
Kleiner was ill and unable to be present.
Councilman Warren was elected chairman
pro tenn.
The petition from William II. Morrow and
others for the grading of Bassett street be-
tween Dixwell avenue and Shelton avenue
was referred to the committee on streets.
A remonstrance against the construction of
a sewer in Winchester avenue was referred
to the committee on sewers.
The report of the committee on sewers for
a sewer in Nash street, between Edwards and
Lawrence, was referred to the committee on
sewers by the board of aldermen and the
board of councimen concurred.
The report and recon mendation from the
board of public works concerning the layout
of a park on the old almshouse property in
the western part of the city was referred to
the board of compensation.
The report for horse drinking fountain
at the junction of State and George streets
was read and the recommendation was adopt
ed and the order passed.
The report of the recall of the Hedge
street layout was read. The board ordered
| that the layout already made be returned
| to the board of councilmen by the board of
compensation.
The report of the East Rock Park commits
| sioners for 1886 was referred to the commit
| tee on annual reports.
The report of the committee on West river
STRENGTHENING was accepted and ordered
placed on file. The committee had failed to
agree.
Chairman Warren said that he had asked
City Engineer Hill to be present with plans
| and specifications of the proposed straighten-
ing of the river.
On motion of Councilman Lane the board
went into committee as whole, to talk
the matter over informally.
After the Councilmen had been called to or
der Councilman Fuller moved that the board
non concur with the board of aldermen. He
believed that the matter of Strengthening
West river should be delayed for a year. It
could be delayed without harm, and then
the Strengthening could all be done at once.
Councilman Stevens moved to amend Mr..
Fuller's motion concurriRg with the other
board.
A vote was taken to decide whether the
councilman from the Second had right to
offer such an amendment to kill the original.
The vote resulted in tie. The chair then
decided against its first ruling, thereby plao-
ing the original motion in order.
The motion was then put and by a large
vote was lost.
The motion to amend by concurring with
the board of aldermen was carried.
Councilman Stevens then moved to recon-
slider the action taken at the commencement
of the meeting in referring the matter of a
of compensation. The chair said he thought
the board had erred in first passing the mo-
ton. He thought the layout should be
adopted first.
The motion to adopt the layout as sent to
the board of public works was then adopted
and referred to the board of compensation.